January 26th, 2009 by TNM

It’s no secret that this blog is probably going to be opposed to just about everything Barak Obama and his administration do, that’s just a matter of differing opinions and political outlooks.  But then again, I’m pretty much opposed to any of the current crop of empty suits and skirts running around our nations capital these days.

But one thing that I find rather disturbing is the Media’s attitude that they somehow deserve the right to unfettered access to the President. 24 Hours a day 7 Days a week. That they are somehow entitled to preferential treatment, and that Obama or any President should somehow accept this.

They grilled Bush like a rack of ribs for 8 years for not holding enough press conferences, for not telling them every time he had a case of heartburn. It was insane and they seem to be reacting the same way to Obama all of a sudden.

Case in point is the recent blow up being splashed across the media about Obama visiting the press corps area of the white house.

An informal & unplanned visit, and a reporter was told that after asking a question concerning a lobbyist who was appointed to the administration that it wasn’t a press conference, the reporter persisted, and Obama put him in his place.

As right he should have.

Sometimes the man is just that, he’s a man. He wanted to go meet some people, walk around his new digs and get to know his way around. Give the man a break for once, honestly is it that hard to figure it out?

A less arrogant and self righteous reporter would have probably had the common sense and COURTESTY to say, “Excuse me Sir”, or even a simple “Yes sir, sorry”. Not this guy tho, He’s a REPORTER…he’s gonna grill the president!

Jackel!

At one point the press has to realize they are not privileged, no matter their bias, their support, or their helping Obama make it to the Whitehouse via demonizing Republicans, they do not have any so called “right” of access to the office of the President, or to the man bearing that title for that matter.

They are called “Reporters” for a reason, they report the news, or at least they are supposed to. That’s what the 1st Amendment empowers them to do and that’s what we the people expect them to do.

Besides the flap about his walk about in the press room, less than a week in office and there are already grumblings of “lack of transparency” in the Obama administration? Are you kidding me? Can you let the moving boxes get unpacked first maybe?

Please;  get over yourselves press people, the man has a country to run, I would hope he would maintain his focus on doing that, and doing it well,  rather than being a media darling and stroking those obviously overinflated egos the media seems to have these days.

With republicans howling already, and the press spotlight on his every move, I would wager a bet Obama is probably wanting a cigarette just about now. Old habits die hard dont they?

Too bad the the press can’t see the human side of the President, can’t put aside thier lust for blood and sensationalized reporting long enough to just be neutral and objective like they are supposed to be.

And somewhere right now a CEO is asking why are we having a hard time selling papers? Jackel with no brain!

While I’m not buying wholesale that the liberal bias in the press is killing media outlets like the New York Times, and other sources of news, as seems to be the latest ‘conservative’ claim. I have to think that a some of it has to do with the air of arrogance that is consistently displayed by the members of the press corps themselves.  Simply put, it turns average Americans off, we don’t need the egos , we don’t need the so called ” informed opinions”, and “inside insight”  or haughty  attitudes, we need the news, nothing more.